Asia, India, Ladakh-Kashmir, Parcha Kangri, 1980

Publication Year: 1982.

Parcha Kangri, 1980. An expedition of five men and five women from Tokyo, led by Noriaki Nagakawa, made Base Camp at 15,900 feet at Larsi on August 10, 1980. They all climbed Gulep Kangri by its north ridge on the 13th. Nagagawa, Jun’ichi Keino and Makoto Arai climbed Parcha Kangri (6150 meters, 20,177 feet) by its southwest ridge on August 15.